News Center- Sarvenaz Ahmadi, a children’s rights activist, was released from Evin prison on parole after spending a year and nine months in prison, her mother, Sodabeh Belali said on Instagram on Sunday.

“My daughter Sarvenaz Ahmadi was released on parole on Sunday after spending one year and nine months in prison,” her Instagram post said.

On October 25, 2022, Sarvenaz Ahmadi was sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “assembly and collusion with the intent to disrupt national security” and one year for “propaganda against the regime”. Then, her prison sentence was reduced to three years and six months by Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals.

She was arrested on April 28, 2023, ahead of International Workers’ Day, along with several labor and union activists and transferred to Evin prison to serve her prison sentence.

On September 29, 2024, she started a medication strike in protest against the denial of access to a medical furlough and conditional release. On October 6, 2024, she ended her medication strike. On October 28, 2024, Sarvenaz Ahmadi was granted three days of medical leave from Evin Prison.